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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434719 | Addition of Dto Hto detect and calibrate atomic hydrogen formed by dissociative electron attachment A method of detecting and calibrating dry fluxing metal surfaces of one or more components to be soldered by electron attachment using a gas mixture of reducing gas comprising hydrogen and deuterium, comprising the steps of: a) providing one or more components to be... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7334316 | Method of sealing a generator stator bar and a stator bar end fitting A method of sealing a generator stator bar and a stator bar end fitting receiving the end including the steps of: brazing the fitting to the end of the stator bar with a braze material; applying a metallic barrier coating material to the end of the stator bar in the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7241970 | Ternary gas mixture which can be used in the braze welding of galvanized parts A method of brazing galvanized metal parts such as those used for motor vehicle elements or container components. The parts are joined together to create a brazed joint by using at least one electric arc, a metal filler wire, and a gas shield. The gas shield contain... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219827 | Braze end isolation layer for generator armature winding bar and method for applying the isolation layer A brazed joint between an armature winding bar strand package and a hydraulic header clip end fitting including: a plurality of solid strands and a plurality of hollow strands arranged in a tiered array and forming the strand package, the plurality of hollow strands... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216796 | Crevice corrosion-resistant liquid-cooled armature bar clip-to-strand connection and related method A brazed joint between an armature bar strand package and an end fitting includes a plurality of strands arranged in a tiered array and forming the strand package; a cavity in the end fitting, free ends of the plurality of strands extending through opening in the en... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211765 | Shielding gas and arc-welding method The invention relates to a shielding gas for use in the arc welding of metallic work pieces. The invention further relates to a process for the arc welding of metallic work pieces using consumable electrodes, whereby a shielding gas stream is supplied to the work pi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189941 | Process for making heterogeneous joints under shielding gas In joining heterogeneous materials that differ in their melting points, a shielding gas mixture with active gas content is utilized. In particular, the shielding gas mixture contains helium and active gasses in the vpm range (0.005 to 0.5% by volume). These shieldin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7009143 | Method for soldering work pieces The invention describes a method of brazing workpieces (16) with a torch (10), in particular a plasma or welding torch, having an electrode (28), in which a transmitted and/or non-transmitted working arc supplied with power from a power source o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6992488 | Self-cleaning probe system A self-cleaning oxidation-reduction potential (“ORP”) probe system includes an ORP electrode (11), a flow cell (12) surrounding the ORP electrode, and a plurality of cleaning beads (17) contained in the flow cell in a manner in which they ar... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969818 | Tandem welding shielding gases A shielding gas for gas shielded metal-arc welding or brazing with multiple (in particular 2) wire electrodes, one common melting bath, and multiple power sources. Such shielding gases contain, for example, a small percentage of carbon dioxide or doping gas and poss... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6899261 | Method and arrangement for a martensite-free brazing process An apparatus for brazing a connecting piece of electrically conducting material such as metal, to a metal surface by means of a new type of temperature-controlled brazing whereby for certain types of material a brazing is obtained that is free of martensite formatio... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6863209 | Low temperature methods of bonding components Methods of bonding two components may include positioning the components relative to one another to obtain a desired orientation. Once the desired orientation is obtained, the components can be bonded in the desired orientation with metal wherein a temperature of bo... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6776330 | Hydrogen fluxless soldering by electron attachment A method of dry fluxing metal surfaces of one or more components to be soldered, comprising the steps of: a) providing one or more components to be soldered which are connected to a first electrode as a target assembly; b) providing a second electrode adjacent the t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769599 | Method and device for placing and remelting shaped pieces consisting of solder material A method and a device for placing a multitude of shaped parts of solder material (20) on a bond pad arrangement (29) of a substrate (23), said bond pad arrangement comprising a multitude of bond pads (28), and for subsequent re-melting of... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6753502 | Shielding gas mixture for MIG brazing The shielding gas mixture is useful for MIG brazing galvanized steel. The gas mixture consists essentially of, by volume percent, about 0.5 to 4 carbon dioxide, about 0.2 to 1 hydrogen, and the balance is argon and incidental impurities. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6639194 | Method for manufacturing a multiple walled tube A method for manufacturing a multiple walled tube comprising a rolling of a plated metal strip through at least two complete revolutions to form a tube having at least a double wall which has a plated layer on the inside of the tube, said rolling being fo... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6624387 | Process for MSG-soldering and use of a shielding gas The invention relates to MSG-soldering (metal shielding gas-soldering) of metallic materials with use of soldering and an electric arc with consumable electrode or non-consumable electrode, whereby a shielding gas that essentially consists of inert gas is... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6570127 | Shielding gas mixture for MIG brazing The shielding gas mixture is useful for MIG brazing galvanized steel. The gas mixture having by volume percent, about 0.5 to 4 carbon dioxide, about 0.2 to 1 hydrogen, and the balance is argon and incidental impurities.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6478843 | Anti-adherent coating and method for the production thereof An anti-adhesion coating for welding and/or soldering devices and electric contacts for reducing the adhesion of metallic contaminations on their surfaces includes a diamond-like carbon layer.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6441339 | Apparatus for manufacturing circuit modules A manufacturing method of circuit modules comprising steps of melting a solder on a land by an energy of irradiating laser beam, and pressing an external electrode of an electronic component to a melted solder before the melted solder hardens. This method... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6358630 | Soldering member for printed wiring boards This invention relates to a solder member for external connection joined to a connection terminal formed on a surface of a printed wiring board corresponding to a conductor pattern and having an electroless Ni/Au plated layer, wherein the solder member is... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6338776 | Dielectric processing with included stabilization periods The present invention is directed to allowing a work piece to stabilize in regard to temperature and humidity/water content prior to precision operations so as to minimize any problems resulting from dimensional changes.... | 01/15/2002 |
| 5908568 | Method and device for contacting the winding wire of a coil A connecting pin of a coil, which has an end section with an end section of a winding wire wound thereon with a plurality of turns, is initially provided with a drop of a fluxless soft solder and then arranged in the vicinity of the points of two opposite... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5760371 | Water-cooled stator coil header repair process A process is disclosed for repairing leaks in turbine generators that have water cooled stator coils with hollow conductor strands. Such generators have a tendency to leak where the stator coil joins a header. Once a leak is detected the repair is accompl... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5382769 | Resistance brazed joints for carbon/carbon structures Carbon/carbon materials are joined together by the placement of a brazing alloy between the materials to be joined applying a clamping pressure and passing an electric current through the parts and brazing alloy until the brazing.multidot.k15H alloy melts... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5313045 | Method and apparatus for reducing energy consumption and minimizing martensite formations when joining a connecting piece of metal with a metal surface by pin brazing A method and apparatus for reducing energy consumption and minimizing martensite formations when joining a connecting piece of metal with a metal surface by pin brazing. The method comprises the steps of 1) measuring the exact amount of energy required to... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4716272 | Method of attaching a connection piece to a metal surface by brazing A method of attaching a connection piece of metal to a metal surface by brazing wherein the required heat is generated by an electric arc. The heat generated by the electric arc is conducted through at least a portion of the connection piece and melts a b... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4478650 | Water soluble flux A rosin free, water soluble solder flux suitable for use as a fusing fluid in high temperature solder operations has been developed. The novel flux comprises a high molecular weight amine activator, at least one other activator selected from a water solub... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4448605 | Ductile brazing alloys containing reactive metals Brazing alloys containing up to a specified amount of a reactive metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium and mixtures thereof and only one metal selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, palladium, iron, nickel,... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4362263 | Solderable solventless UV curable enamel A solderable solventless UV curable enamel is disclosed which comprises a totally saturated compound having at least two rings each containing an epoxy group and a UV curative which generates a cation in the presence of UV light. The enamel contains no Le... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4270986 | Method for soldering aluminum A method and apparatus for soldering aluminum are disclosed. According to the method, the aluminum surface to be soldered is subject to conventional cleaning, then electrolytic cleaning and electrolytic etching, followed by electroplating a very thin laye... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4237365 | Combination arc brazing and welding electrode holder A combination arc brazing and welding electrode holder for use with welding apparatus for holding a pair of brazing electrodes in proper arc striking and arc maintaining relation or for holding an arc welding electrode. The holder has a pair of hinged han... | 12/02/1980 |
| 3932171 | Process for high temperature treatment of materials A continuous electrical discharge arc column is moved bodily through a closed arcuate path. Particulate material is fed into the moving column at an angle such that the particles of the material travel through the column in substantially spiral paths. Aft... | 01/13/1976 |
